package.elm-lang.org VS guide.elm-lang.org

Also the fact that their package manager is strongly coupled against https://package.elm-lang.org/. There is no way to override it. This means that if that package site ever goes down, you will be left with an unbuildable project. Seems pretty risky to me.

Imagine, for example, you have a component library that you don't want to publish to the public package.elm-lang.org. How do you make that available just within your company?

Not to be silly but I was getting ready to do my port & all but clicking on "source" from with package.elm-lang.org takes me to elm-charts, not elm-plot.

If you're dealing with some kind of currency it's better to use a Decimal type which has few packages on the ecosystem.

Anyways, between The Guide, Beginning Elm and the packages documentation, I think Elm is in a very good place documentation wise.

Aside from syntax, what you probably need is https://package.elm-lang.org. Default (built-in) functions can be found at elm/core, while other stuff relating to building web application can be found at elm/browser. Take a look at other elm/... packages too, they are written by authors of elm.

Can you explain what you are missing? The guide is not supposed to give you all the libraries/API - you can find that here: https://package.elm-lang.org/

If you are looking for a complete API documentation you should be browsing https://package.elm-lang.org/ ; I still find it lacking compared to other programming languages, but it's definitely more complete that the starting guide.

Elm is a strongly typed functional language, compiler, package manager, and framework. You write in the Elm language, and it compiles to JavaScript for use in the browser. The Elm compiler has 2 basic modes of development, and production. It optionally has a REPL if you want to test some basic code. The package manager uses it’s own website and structure using elm.json, instead of package.json. The framework is what Elm is most known for, and was the inspiration for Redux.

If you look at the repo for that guide (https://github.com/evancz/guide.elm-lang.org), the description and README clearly state that this is his book on learning Elm, so for me it makes complete sense that it is in the I-form. Maybe the fact that it's linked from the official Elm page without any mention of that causes a feeling of disconnect for you.

An Introduction to Elm (HTML)

I am continually perplexed how poor the official documentation is for Elm (https://guide.elm-lang.org). I love the language, I really enjoy working with it, but where does one go to see the complete API? In particular right now I'm trying to find more on setting various events and accessibility attributes in forms, and this is all I see on the official docs: https://guide.elm-lang.org/architecture/forms.html. Not even a label example on a form page? How is this considered good documentation for a language that has been around for a decade? Is there some secret handshake I need to learn to get access to more in-depth documentation of the language?

I think a good first step would be getting familiar with functional programming in general. I recommend working through the Elm Guide, which will get you acquainted with functional programming idioms and working with immutable data. Then, move on to an introductory Haskell resources, such as Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours. After that, hit up CodeWars and start solving puzzles in Haskell.

Check out Elm. Page 4 of the intro guide I linked offers something close, which you could build upon to create what you want there.

This guide will help you learn and migrate to Elm with assumption you already know the basics of React. The Elm guide is great and will give you a thorough understanding of everything you need to know, in a good order.

However, I say... go for it. Follow through https://guide.elm-lang.org/. Follow through it again. Go through every step of the guide, over and over. Repeat the parts that you don't understand until you understand them.

Seriously if you want to learn Elm just jump straight in with the elm guide: https://guide.elm-lang.org/ . What is your goal, to make a web app?

I looked at evancz's GH activity, and it includes https://github.com/evancz/guide.elm-lang.org/pull/257 from 28 days ago.